Noncovalent Self-Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes for Construction of "Cages"

Masahito Sano; Ayumi Kamino; Junko Okamura; Seiji Shinkai

doi:10.1021/nl025525z

Noncovalent Self-Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes for Construction of "Cages"

Masahito Sano, Ayumi Kamino, Junko Okamura, Seiji Shinkai

Institute for Advanced Study

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Abstract

A hollow spherical cage made of nested single-walled carbon nanotubes is constructed using self-assembly techniques. Nanotubes are first adsorbed onto amine-terminated silica gels in solution. Then, the drying and readsorption cycle grow the nanotube nest layer-by-layer. Finally, silica gels are etched away to give hollow cages. The initial amine-nanotube interactions determine the nested network, and nanotube-nanotube interactions thicken each arm of the nest.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	531-533
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	2
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl025525z
Publication status	Published - May 1 2002

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Bioengineering
Chemistry(all)
Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering

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